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Call for Education Cluster Sessions at INFORMS 2018

INFORMS Committee on Teaching and Learning (formerly INFORM-ED) is seeking proposals for its cluster of sessions at the 2018 Annual Meeting in Phoenix on OR/MS/Analytics-related education themes. The mission of INFORMS Committee on Teaching and Learning is to promote discussion and interaction among individuals with interest in the teaching of OR/MS/Analytics in higher education. Possible session topics include:

Analytics curricula in mathematics, engineering, and business programs

Developing productive mentoring relationships

Tips for using new analytics software

Best practices for documenting teaching performance

New challenges in today's educational environment

Aligning learning objectives, assessment, and course materials

Learning analytics and educational data mining

If you are interested in organizing a session or presenting in this cluster, please contact me at ndesnoye@sju.edu by March 11th with a suggested title and brief description. Proposals for sessions jointly sponsored by other INFORMS communities are also welcome. All speaker information is due by May 2nd and abstracts must be submitted by May 15th.